timdu Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Hi everyone 2 weeks ago Willie AKA THEVNAGUY here on AA posted a video of him playing the arcade coin-op POT OF GOLD. He thought it would be a nice game for a home conversion. ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE! I was corresponding with my friend Chris Read AKA ATARI2600LAND here on AA and asked him what he thought... and if he would be willing to try to make a port of the game for the INTELLIVISION. Well, he was up for the challenge and has begun programming a version of the game. I would like to stress that this is a work in progress and it is not the finished product. I also sent the ROM file to Papa Pete to see if he would like to make a video. We are hoping to release it on cartridge and C.I.B. but this will most likely happen later in the year. here is Willie's video of the game in action: https://youtu.be/pBTU0-7IZ0Q?si=WELNgnUy5p8eQ7XY thank you, Tim D. P.S. here are some basic instructions ( a screen from the coin-op machine ) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Excellent news Tim!🤠🤠🤠 I’m in for the ROM and CIB versions as soon as they will be released!👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Steve Jones Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Cool, let me know if you want a box design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timdu Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 Yes, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 At first I thought it was an Odyssey2 game. Interesting, I didn't know the arcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) Having seen a general theme running through a number of Atari2600land's homebrew games, I can't help but wonder if he suggested changing the name to something like "Pot of Stew" or "Bowl of Canteloupe". 😁 Edited March 9 by BigO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Pete Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I’m on the road! I’ll check it out on Monday! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 10 hours ago, Papa Pete said: I’m on the road! I’ll check it out on Monday! 👍 Is that when you get to the end of the road? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinjinhawke Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 6 minutes ago, wolfy62 said: Is that when you get to the end of the road? It's when his wife lets him back in the house after spending so much money on Intellivision and Xbox games. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 But if Pete finds the pot of gold, perhaps it makes up for the spendings? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neogeoman Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 3/9/2024 at 2:16 PM, timdu said: Hi everyone 2 weeks ago Willie AKA THEVNAGUY here on AA posted a video of him playing the arcade coin-op POT OF GOLD. He thought it would be a nice game for a home conversion. ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE! I was corresponding with my friend Chris Read AKA ATARI2600LAND here on AA and asked him what he thought... and if he would be willing to try to make a port of the game for the INTELLIVISION. Well, he was up for the challenge and has begun programming a version of the game. I would like to stress that this is a work in progress and it is not the finished product. I also sent the ROM file to Papa Pete to see if he would like to make a video. We are hoping to release it on cartridge and C.I.B. but this will most likely happen later in the year. here is Willie's video of the game in action: https://youtu.be/pBTU0-7IZ0Q?si=WELNgnUy5p8eQ7XY thank you, Tim D. P.S. here are some basic instructions ( a screen from the coin-op machine ) I remember playing this game as a kid in Chuck E Cheese, I remember it being in a smaller arcade cabinet. Game was fun and as far as I know it was never ported to any console or computer. Looks good so far I'm in for a CIB. Do you have plans or is it even possible to incorporate the jumping animation into the gold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 It surprises me that I don't recall this game from an arcade,because I thought I played almost everything back in the eighties. Which is perfectly fine because that means soon I'll get to try out another cool game I've never played. The early game footage looks really fun so far!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Pete Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 11 hours ago, Sinjinhawke said: It's when his wife lets him back in the house after spending so much money on Intellivision and Xbox games. There's a lot of truth in that statement..... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timdu Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 (edited) And Papa Pete has created and posted a video too! Thanks Pete! And if you missed it, here is Willie's video from this past weekend ENJOY! Tim Edited March 11 by timdu addition 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Happy St. Patrick's Day! Get in the spirit with this wip rom. potofgold15.rom 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timdu Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Top of the mornin' ! Thank you for sharing your work in progress, Chris! I hope everyone has a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day tomorrow, March 17! I will be playing this game this weekend in celebration of the holiday! ENJOY! Tim D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0spmad Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Were you at the Big Ten basketball tournament in Minneapolis Papa Pete? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Very cool. Looking forward to Leprechaun Trilogy CIB on 17 MAR 2026 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Black_Tiger Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I made a set of arcade style assets for Pot of Gold if you'd like to use them. I'm just converting everything and making guides for it now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Wow!!! Hopefully @atari2600land can use some of these assets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 The correct dimensions for the whole screen (IntyColor) is 160x96 pixels. If you oculd resize those, that'd be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 hour ago, atari2600land said: The correct dimensions for the whole screen (IntyColor) is 160x96 pixels. If you oculd resize those, that'd be great. So you are going to give it a shot once those assets are scaled? Great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Yes, I'll try to put some screens in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 3 hours ago, Black_Tiger said: I made a set of arcade style assets for Pot of Gold if you'd like to use them. I'm just converting everything and making guides for it now. Wow! These look awesome! Well done. I hope these make it in the game. 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmadruga Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Knowing Justin’s work, I can vouch that he understands the platform’s limitations really really well. While hard to believe at first glance, what he puts together is usually perfectly feasible on the Intellivision. It’s a matter of putting the effort to make it happen from a programming standpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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